Traumatic rupture of the aorta

G Strassmann - American heart journal, 1947 - Elsevier
G Strassmann
American heart journal, 1947Elsevier
TRAUMATIC RUPTURE OF THE AORTA MD T RAUMATIC rupture of the aorta caused by blunt
force injuries is consid- ered to be a rare Page 1 TRAUMATIC RUPTURE OF THE AORTA
GEORGE STRASSMANN, MD ITrA~T~~~M. IVASS. Traumatic rupture of the aorta caused by
blunt force injuries is considered to be a rare occurrence. In 1919 J ff ae and Sternberg’
reported ten examples of this lesion, five of which occurred in flying accidents. The occurrence
of such ruptures is mentioned briefly in the textbooks of legal medicine.?--’ Single cases have …
Abstract
Seventy-two cases of traumatic rupture of the aorta and twenty-four cases of spontaneous rupture have been reviewed and compared. The main difference regarding occurrence, origin, and pathologic picture of both lesions have been discussed.
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